Battle of Buceo

The Battle of Buceo was a decisive naval battle which took place on 14–17 May 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence between an Argentine fleet under Irish-born naval commander William Brown and a Spanish fleet under Admiral Sierra off the coast of Montevideo, in today's Uruguay.

Argentine forces lost four men killed in action and one ship.

Hercules 32 (flag) Zephyr 18 (King) Nancy 10 (Leech) Julietta 7 (McDougald) Belfast 18 (Oliver Russell) Agreeable 16 (Lemare) Trinidad 12 (Wack) Hyena 18 (flag) Mercurio 32 Neptuno 28 – Captured by Belfast 16 May Mercedes 20 Palomo 18 – Captured 16 May San Jose 16 – Captured 16 May Cisne 12 6 schooners

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Military operations in the Eastern Band and the littoral region, 1812–14